SAUDI ARABIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,251	1	39,037	- 5,786
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	22,409	11	2,442	+ 19,967
Lung Cancers	3	13,378	26	775	+ 12,603
Lung Disease	4	13,375	10	2,842	+ 10,533
Stroke	5	12,358	2	16,793	- 4,435
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,065	5	6,132	+ 2,934
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,647	14	1,630	+ 6,017
Breast Cancer	8	5,305	20	908	+ 4,397
Prostate Cancer	9	4,085	50	148	+ 3,936
Kidney Disease	10	3,955	4	9,051	- 5,096
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,704	31	526	+ 3,178
Parkinson's Disease	12	3,698	25	776	+ 2,922
Lymphomas	13	3,581	28	716	+ 2,865
Suicide	14	3,281	13	2,046	+ 1,236
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,923	44	229	+ 2,693
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,888	9	3,890	- 1,002
Stomach Cancer	17	2,490	36	389	+ 2,102
Liver Cancer	18	2,220	21	845	+ 1,375
Liver Disease	19	1,950	7	4,931	- 2,981
Leukemia	20	1,912	19	925	+ 987
Ovary Cancer	21	1,905	42	247	+ 1,658
Bladder Cancer	22	1,787	46	214	+ 1,573
Skin Cancers	23	1,758	55	55	+ 1,703
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,741	15	1,447	+ 293
Falls	25	1,724	6	5,340	- 3,617
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,675	16	1,342	+ 333
Other Neoplasms	27	1,522	57	40	+ 1,482
Oral Cancer	28	1,276	34	465	+ 811
Hypertension	29	1,220	22	834	+ 386
Other Injuries	30	1,193	8	4,004	- 2,811
Drug Use	31	1,164	33	491	+ 674
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,068	12	2,307	- 1,239
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,068	3	12,317	- 11,249
Uterin Cancer	34	881	38	323	+ 558
Cervical Cancer	35	719	49	157	+ 562
Epilepsy	36	594	29	694	- 101
Multiple Sclerosis	37	580	56	49	+ 531
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	467	41	275	+ 192
Alcohol	39	448	51	128	+ 320
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	412	62	9	+ 403
Asthma	41	404	17	1,168	- 763
Skin Disease	42	403	32	516	- 113
Drownings	43	399	24	821	- 422
Low Birth Weight	44	389	18	989	- 599
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	367	35	457	- 89
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	348	39	280	+ 68
Violence	47	267	30	646	- 379
Fires	48	209	23	825	- 616
Anemia	49	201	85	0	+ 201
Tuberculosis	50	161	27	752	- 591
Osteoarthritis	51	137	80	0	+ 137
Hepatitis C	52	134	64	7	+ 127
Poisonings	53	98	40	279	- 181
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	95	81	0	+ 95
Schizophrenia	55	81	84	0	+ 81
Birth Trauma	56	70	37	343	- 273
HIV/AIDS	57	60	47	192	- 132
Meningitis	58	51	45	227	- 175
Hepatitis B	59	41	53	57	- 16
Appendicitis	60	24	58	35	- 11
Maternal Conditions	61	22	48	172	- 151
Oral conditions	62	16	82	0	+ 16
Malnutrition	63	12	52	79	- 67
Upper Respiratory	64	7	70	1	+ 6
War	65	3	65	3	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	1	43	234	- 233
Pertussis	67	0	54	56	- 56
Syphilis	68	0	59	33	- 32
Chlamydia	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	60	25	- 25
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	67	1	- 1
Ascariasis	77	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	78	0	63	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	61	16	- 16
Diphtheria	82	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	68	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Ireland

Saudi Arabia

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.